04/08/2026
On the third day of National Public Health Week, we are joining in on Ready, Set, Action! Flood the Feed, a coordinated social media initiative highlighting the strength and impact of the public health community. There is no better exemplar of this than the ingenuity and creativity of our students. Last February we hosted our annual Intramural Global Health Case Competition, where this year's challenge—Aging in Place in Georgia: The 2035 Dilemma – A Statewide Systems Challenge—asked interdisciplinary student teams to design bold, systems-level solutions to support Georgia’s aging population. The competition continues to showcase the power of cross-school collaboration at Emory University and prepares students to tackle complex, real-world health challenges.
As you can see from the genuine joy, laughter, and camaraderie in these photos, global health is very much a field that is alive and thriving. Whatever challenges may be thrown at the field of public health, its future leaders are resilient, passionate, and strengthened by true connections and support.
First Place | GA-LIFT: A Data Driven Village Model for Aging in Place Across Georgia
•Ayana Isobe
•Liping Chen
•Jonathan Hamilton
•Mai Terashima
•Harsh Tilwani
•Robert Blakes
This team will represented Emory at the 2026 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition,which will be our next spotlight!
Second Place | C3 Georgia: Connected Care, Coordination & Communities
•Martin Mňahončák, PhD., MBA
•Anderson Galiotte
•Tariq Jagnarine
•Sophie Kim
•Isabelle Ma
•Sarita Yadav
Third Place | Georgia Inclusive Aging in Place Network (GA-AIPN)
•Paul Suder
•Rebecca Benson
•Victoria Wright
•Dheeraj Makkar
•Soha Sewani
•Malina Gadsden
We extend our sincere appreciation to our case advisors, first-round, and final-round judges for their thoughtful evaluation, time, and commitment to mentoring the next generation of global health leaders.
Congratulations to all participants for an intensive and inspiring competition!!
